[HTML][HTML] Mental burden and its risk and protective factors during the early phase of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic: systematic review and meta-analyses

AM Kunzler, N Röthke, L Günthner… - Globalization and …, 2021 - Springer
Background Mental burden due to the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has been widely reported for
the general public and specific risk groups like healthcare workers and different patient …

Gender and COVID-19 related fear and anxiety: A meta-analysis

A Metin, ES Erbiçer, S Şen, A Cetinkaya - Journal of affective disorders, 2022 - Elsevier
Studies conducted during the pandemic revealed strong associations between gender and
COVID-19 related fear and anxiety. Females perceive coronavirus as a greater threat to …

The relationship between fear of COVID-19 and mental health problems: A meta-analysis

Z Şimşir, H Koç, T Seki, MD Griffiths - Death studies, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Abstract The coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has caused physical and
mental health problems among individuals around the world. Recent studies have reported …

[HTML][HTML] Intolerance of uncertainty and loneliness in older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic

E Parlapani, V Holeva, VA Nikopoulou… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Objective The COVID-19 pandemic imposed a psychological burden on people worldwide,
including fear and anxiety. Older adults are considered more vulnerable during public health …

[HTML][HTML] Psychological and behavioral responses to the COVID-19 pandemic in Greece

E Parlapani, V Holeva, P Voitsidis, A Blekas… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Objective Fear of COVID-19 was associated with more severe depressive and anxiety
symptoms. This study aimed to explore COVID-19-related fear, depressive and anxiety …

Fear of COVID-19 and its association with mental health-related factors: systematic review and meta-analysis

Z Alimoradi, MM Ohayon, MD Griffiths, CY Lin… - BJPsych …, 2022 - cambridge.org
Background The severity of COVID-19 remains high worldwide. Therefore, millions of
individuals are likely to suffer from fear of COVID-19 and related mental health factors. Aims …

[HTML][HTML] Validation and psychometric properties of the Japanese version of the fear of COVID-19 scale among adolescents

A Masuyama, H Shinkawa, T Kubo - … journal of mental health and addiction, 2022 - Springer
In the context of the global outbreak of COVID-19, there is an urgent need to explore the
effects of this pandemic on the mental health of adolescents. The present study aims to …

Fear of COVID‐19 Scale (FCV‐19S) across countries: Measurement invariance issues

CY Lin, WL Hou, MA Mamun… - Nursing …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Aim The threats of novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) have caused fears
worldwide. The Fear of COVID‐19 Scale (FCV‐19S) was recently developed to assess the …

[HTML][HTML] Confirming validity of The Fear of COVID-19 Scale in Japanese with a nationwide large-scale sample

H Midorikawa, M Aiba, A Lebowitz, T Taguchi… - PloS one, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Assessing fear and anxiety regarding COVID-19 viral infection is essential for investigating
mental health during this epidemic. We have developed and validated a Japanese …

[HTML][HTML] Internet addiction and psychological distress among Chinese schoolchildren before and during the COVID-19 outbreak: a latent class analysis

IH Chen, CY Chen, CH Liu, DK Ahorsu… - Journal of behavioral …, 2021 - akjournals.com
Background and aims The present longitudinal study examined the changes in problematic
internet use (problematic smartphone use, problematic social media use, and problematic …